Korean J Radiol.
2021 Nov;22(11):1886-1893. 10.3348/kjr.2020.1343.
Quantitative MRI Assessment of Pancreatic Steatosis Using Proton Density Fat Fraction in Pediatric Obesity
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- 1Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Radiology, King Faisal General Hospital, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
- 3Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 4Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 5Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 6Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 7Department of Radiology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin, Korea
- KMID: 2521763
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2020.1343
Abstract
Objective
To assess the feasibility of quantitatively assessing pancreatic steatosis using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and its correlation with obesity and metabolic risk factors in pediatric patients.
Materials and Methods
Pediatric patients (≤ 18 years) who underwent liver fat quantification MRI between January 2016 and June 2019 were retrospectively included and divided into the obesity and control groups. Pancreatic proton density fat fraction (P-PDFF) was measured as the average value for three circular regions of interest (ROIs) drawn in the pancreatic head, body, and tail. Age, weight, laboratory results, and mean liver MRI values including liver PDFF (L-PDFF), stiffness on MR elastography, and T2* values were assessed for their correlation with P-PDFF using linear regression analysis. The associations between P-PDFF and metabolic risk factors, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), and dyslipidemia, were assessed using logistic regression analysis.
Results
A total of 172 patients (male:female = 125:47; mean ± standard deviation [SD], 13.2 ± 3.1 years) were included. The mean P-PDFF was significantly higher in the obesity group than in the control group (mean ± SD, 4.2 ± 2.5% vs. 3.4 ± 2.4%; p = 0.037). L-PDFF and liver stiffness values showed no significant correlation with P-PDFF (p = 0.235 and p = 0.567, respectively). P-PDFF was significantly associated with obesity (odds ratio 1.146, 95% confidence interval 1.006–1.307, p = 0.041), but there was no significant association with hypertension, DM, and dyslipidemia.
Conclusion
MRI can be used to quantitatively measure pancreatic steatosis in children. P-PDFF is significantly associated with obesity in pediatric patients.
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